Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-22

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AZ 80 sppFosched, many sails became
visible. Hos eagerly al ere watching
for other dsveloDmsstsi Tie shore
linz Fis1a 70 q gfassL covered, tFeeles1
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m1ltitnde Of laHRs hshina boats RoirR
cot for Q oAfen. We are meeting tb<D.
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covered. anpainted. sharp boSsd.
eqaare-staEned craft. Two square aails
ssBd it hying alo1R. Five men In LONG
bius dress are on board. They must Be
fearless mariners 20 venture % far On
rough - abonrd sash 9 oRaft. Ths
other boats are Ike the nrst, sxcept that
some are smaller. some larger. Az Ne
advance, boata, tunks and foreign
FiRRsd sail vessels are ssen In all diFee-
lions. We are entering
TEE EaT on YEDDs.
Tothe night TIE Land has Rrown kiGheE
and more mountainous. To thu ~,
the shore IL less bold. bat mere rocky.
A white tiahtho1ss on 9 rocky point, 90
the left. 10 pointed cot. Not far froua
is. the Pacific Mail slsaUship City Of
Toxic was wrecked. Both shores are
simbeEiesa. exeeptina frequent clusters
Of green bushes. A steamer bearing the
dapaDeas haa passes % and another is
seen appEoachiaR. Nov Ne have reaeh-
ed the nagTowess paTt of the bay. Tba
width here must Be over ave miles. To
the isft h q high rocky blaG fortified
and crowned With IiahthSups. To the
right 10 an immense. Low, white fort.
Tue hGhtbouss sAlates BY raising the
Bationai haG. We answer BY Q long
whistle. Oar approach wtll be Ella
nailed from here. The near approach
70 the shores affords q hne View Of the
land. The htils and the dsles, the
green nelda, the clustering. he9vy
bushes, and the quict hamlets ookky
nestled h pictufesqae Valleys combine
70 form Q picture Of rare beauty. Ex-
oept where very steep, The hills are seen
70 Be teFFnesd 70 thsiE very tocs. Nov
the bay videns again. A high bluh ts
seen 70 ear left many miles
ahead. A nearsaF approach
shows u 10 Be covered With houses.
THIS 70 the port Of Yokohama. This
shore 10 the left IL oso succession OF
hamleta Nov Ve can zee the shipping
In the hAFbor. also the houses on
the log shore 20 the right OF the blud.
We keep on, till, having rounded the
red light ship, We bear t. the left and
pass 10 among the vessels 81 anohoF.
Approaching rs Il seen q motley dset Of
steam launches and sampans. Ere the
around us. Most Of them bear the
long 70 foreign men Of var or 20 foreign
hotels. AZ last Ne are
sABELY MADE VAST
To the buoy and the voyage IL at an
end. Lacking two hours, Just eighteen
days have been occupied in coming
from San Francisco The RanGways be
inR let down. We are eagerly boarded.
There IL q monentaFy confusion a. the
sampans close around IN. All ere eagerly
trying 10 Get nearest 10 the ship. A boat
occupied BY harbor police passes around
aud sooR comparative order is restored.
General Kouroda and suite are the arst
10 leave. A large. beautiful steam
Iaanch occupied by many ofhsials
carries bis party ashore. We wait till
the rush Il past. then from the decE
hAiiinR q SAMOAN with two bOatmen In
u, ourselves and luggage are soon
aboard Of Il and
FASTENING sHoRKwARp,
Oar boat 10 a sample OF all the rest.
II Ia like the fishing boats passed, but
much smaller Tbs two boatmeu are
bare headed and dressed IN tight fitting
pants and long garment secured by q
belt. They are young aud strong. Each
one works large scull. The water is
rough, but we glide swiftly an1 safely
over IL. The dIstarce to shore being
over a mile, there | time 10 l0ok around
az. We quickly notice the presence OF
two American men Of var. Mtny
steamers we're seen. Three OF these
bore the English hiR. The others, With
one or two exceptions. were japanese
Sailing vessels we're numerous. some
we're foreign, but most Of them carried
The sun h4R Of japan. Several miles
across the vater TO cor right could be
seen Q massive fost, and a city 10 the
rear. This 10
KANA0kvA,
Where foreigners lived prior TO their
settlement at Yokohama. Nearing
shore, the foreign part Of the city is
seen Occupying the Low land aud ada
cent biuh to the left, while the
japanese portion is similarly situated
10 the riRht. The entire water front is
protected by high zee vail from which
protest several istties. Approaching
the principal jslty. vs are soon ashore
In the far famed land Of the Mikado.